DTE Energy will begin charging processing fees for customers who pay their energy bills using credit or debit cards. In an email to customers this week, the utility announced that starting March 2, residential customers will be charged a $2.99 fee per card transaction and commercial customers will pay a $9.99 fee.

The measure has support from restaurant owners who say credit card fees are a growing portion of their expenses since 2020.

The change is part of a move to recoup what the utility said it is being charged by third-party payment processers.

DTE Energy will soon charge a processing fee to pay bills with a credit or debit card. This fee will not apply if customers pay via bank account, at a kiosk, or mail a check. The fee begins March 2. DETROIT (FOX 2) - Paying your DTE Energy bill will soon cost you if you use a card to make that payment.

As customers continue to turn away from using cash, businesses say credit card fees are hampering their margins. On Wednesday, a bill to allow businesses to charge customers paying with cards for those fees moved out of committee with a favorable recommendation from senators.

Residential and commercial DTE customers who use debit or credit cards to pay their bills, will have a new card processing fee added beginning March 2.

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